Patriotic art projects for middle school

Patriotic Tangle Art If you ever wonder how we create lessons at a BTS/ALP (Beverley Taylor Arts Learning Program School) I thought I would share the process with this blog post. This lesson happened to be one of the best collaborative projects that I have had the privilege to participate in. This lesson is the culmination of four years of teacher team building, working together, learning how to push and pull and help each other create lessons that meet the needs of the teachers and lift the…

Patriotic art project for the 4th of July or any patriotic holiday. See step-by-step how to make an Op Art Star with Waves.

photo of: Patriotic Art Projects for Elementary School via RainbowsWithinReach

This week, and the beginning of the next, we're working on patriotic works of art, to celebrate Veterans Day! We are a big military town, and we want to support our local veterans and country! 4th & 5th worked on their shading in this American flag project, 1st and 2nd grade worked on their drawing skills, sketching out a bald eagle with me, and 3rd is drawing the Art Project for Kids, head of the statue of liberty surrounded by fireworks! They're doing a great job so far! Check out our art…

Teaching & Creating ART with all my heART...

In the Op Art Using Stars & Stripes lesson, you'll find several strategies for drawing a star. Or you could just have students trace the star as shown below.

Students also discussed the meaning of Memorial Day and what they feel the flag symbolizes.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERSION see MIddle School version here... https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2019/09/op-art-american-flags.html Have you even watch a furling flag closely? did you see the straight stripes bend forward and back? Did you see the white stripes get dark and they decent? Watch here and pay close attention... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW6n6h2oDRA Jasper Johns Keith Haring THese artist show the flag as flat in their paintings. We want to use the flag as an optical…

This week, and the beginning of the next, we're working on patriotic works of art, to celebrate Veterans Day! We are a big military town, and we want to support our local veterans and country! 4th & 5th worked on their shading in this American flag project, 1st and 2nd grade worked on their drawing skills, sketching out a bald eagle with me, and 3rd is drawing the Art Project for Kids, head of the statue of liberty surrounded by fireworks! They're doing a great job so far! Check out our art…

Mrs. Lynes on Instagram: “Happy Veterans Day. Thank you to all those who serve and have served! ❤️🇺🇸💙#elementaryartteacher #elementaryart #arteducation #artroom…”